Sapphire Bloc bags Best Residential Interior Design Award
Robinsons Residences’ The Sapphire Bloc condominium development, located at Ortigas Center in Pasig City, won the “Best Residential Interior Design” award at the 5th Annual Property Guru Philippines Property Awards. THis is part of the regional Property Guru Asia Property Awards that was established in 2005.
The regional awards program is the biggest and most respected real estate awards program in Asia. The awardwinning The Sapphire Bloc’s four-tower, high-rise residential development is distinctive for its 1920s Art Deco-inspired design that is reinvented to suit the needs of the modern urban dweler.
The ingenious rendition focused on making Art Deco practical and stylish, while staying true to the elements of the design theme that gave the development its trademark modern comfort and luxury. The Sapphire Bloc celebrates Art Deco through chevron art, sleek contemporary furniture, rectilinear forms, and metal inlays that are infused throughout the development.
One of the many highlights of the project is the grand lobby, which boasts of a 5.5-meter-high ceiling, an indoor garden, and intricate floor patterns that are surrounded by geometric wrought iron designs and sleek contemporary furniture. Near the lobby and elevator is the residents’ lounge which serves as a transitional space and meet up area for homeowners and guests.
The Sapphire Bloc’s amenities include a children’s play area is filled with colorful geometric shapes with playful patterns and illustrations of animals. Industrial drop lights and saturated colors accentuate the fitness gym and the game room, while offwhite shades and soft fabric-colored walls are utilized in the sauna and massage room.
Other common spaces use vivid and high-contrast artworks as bold accents. Setbacks were used as arcades, and glass canopies surround the commercial areas that give shade and protection from the sun. At the drop-off area, a sky roof lets the natural sunlight in.
For its award-winning design, Robinsons Residences sought the expertise of interior designer Frenjick Quesada, of Design HQ (Hirayama + Quesada), to recreate Art Deco in ways that reflect the superlative facets of city-living to meet the uncompromising tastes of dynamic professionals and urban dwellers.
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